Group Media Volunteer (GMV) Recruiting - Revision history

Neville Reid: /* Sample Admin to recruit media volunteers for your group */ 500 communities

2023-05-08T09:41:45Z

Sample Admin to recruit media volunteers for your group: 500 communities

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	You'll need to be computer literate, competent with social media and interested in promoting Freegle in our area.		You'll need to be computer literate, competent with social media and interested in promoting Freegle in our area.

	We don't have anything tangible to give to a volunteer - it's all free, right? - but it's rewarding nevertheless. With over ~~400 groups~~ across the UK, you'll be keeping Freegle relevant, well known and ensuring usable items stay out of landfill sites to have a new lease of life.		We don't have anything tangible to give to a volunteer – it's all free, right? – but it's rewarding nevertheless. With over 500 communities across the UK, you'll be keeping Freegle relevant, well known and ensuring usable items stay out of landfill sites to have a new lease of life.

	With warmest wishes,		With warmest wishes,
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	XXXFreegle-owner@yahoogroups.com		XXXFreegle-owner@yahoogroups.com
	<br>XXXContact telephone numberXXX		<br>XXXContact telephone numberXXX


	====Sample Admin to recruit media volunteers for a family of groups====		====Sample Admin to recruit media volunteers for a family of groups====

Jacky: /* Step 7: Due diligence */

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Step 7: Due diligence

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	===Step 7: Due diligence===		===Step 7: Due diligence===
	Please be fair in your assessment of candidates, our [[Freegle Equality and Diversity Policy]] gives good guidance.		Please be fair in your assessment of candidates, our Freegle Equality and Diversity Policy gives good guidance.

	Verification:		Verification:
	*Check they are who they say they are.
	*The candidates will almost certainly have a public presence on social media themselves and that presence should not be in disagreement with Freegle's principals, e.g. Google their name/email address, check Linkedin, Facebook etc.
	*Such precautions might be excessive, but why take an unnecessary risk.

			Check they are who they say they are.
			The candidates will almost certainly have a public presence on the internet, and that presence should not be in disagreement with Freegle's principles or provide opportunity for bringing Freegle into disrepute e.g. Google their name/email address, check Linkedin, Facebook, news items etc.
			Such precautions might be excessive, but why take an unnecessary risk.

	===Step 8: Appointing===		===Step 8: Appointing===

Jacky: /* Step 9: Volunteer Training Stage */

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Step 9: Volunteer Training Stage

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	~~Back to~~ [[Recruiting, Training and Retaining]] or [[Admin]]		===Links===
			*[[Group Events Volunteer (GEV) Recruiting]]
			*[[Recruiting, Training and Retaining]]
			*[[Admin]]

	[[category:Recruit/Train/Retain]]		[[category:Recruit/Train/Retain]]

Jacky: /* Step 5: Personal Contact */

2015-10-12T11:38:07Z

Step 5: Personal Contact

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	a. Email the candidate and suggest a telephone call so you can talk things over. Suggest a time that would suit you and ask them to suggest an alternative time if the time you suggest won't work.		a. Email the candidate and suggest a telephone call so you can talk things over. Suggest a time that would suit you and ask them to suggest an alternative time if the time you suggest won't work.
	A phone call is important for the following reasons:		A phone call is important for the following reasons:
	*You want a telephone number to be able to get hold of them quickly if the need arises and you need to be able to get them even in ~~your~~ off-line.		*You want a telephone number to be able to get hold of them quickly if the need arises and you need to be able to get them even in you're off-line.
	*You want to know that they can respond to an email		*You want to know that they can respond to an email
	*It's much easier to understand an email from someone if you have already spoken to the person		*It's much easier to understand an email from someone if you have already spoken to the person
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	e. After the call is finished		e. After the call is finished
	*Make a few notes about the person (don't forget to put their name on the ~~notesthis~~ is especially important if there are several candidates).		*Make a few notes about the person (don't forget to put their name on the notes, this is especially important if there are several candidates).



	===Step 6: Assessing the candidates===		===Step 6: Assessing the candidates===

Jacky: /* Application form for Group Media Volunteer (GMV) */

2015-10-12T11:36:29Z

Application form for Group Media Volunteer (GMV)

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	How did you first come across Freegle?		How did you first come across Freegle?

	What the best thing about Freegle for you?		What's the best thing about Freegle for you?

	What do you dislike the most about Freegle?		What do you dislike the most about Freegle?
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	Have you used social media on behalf of a company or organisation? ( maybe a band, a club, a church? )		Have you used social media on behalf of a company or organisation? ( maybe a band, a club, a church? )

	How much time do ~~they~~ estimate you would be willing and able to contribute and how often?		How much time do you estimate you would be willing and able to contribute and how often?

	Do you have any first thoughts about how you could help Freegle?		Do you have any first thoughts about how you could help Freegle?

Jacky: /* Response to interested people 1 */

2015-10-12T11:35:23Z

Response to interested people 1

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	My name is <. ...... .> and I'm the owner of ............. Freegle.		My name is <. ...... .> and I'm the owner of ............. Freegle.

	We are looking volunteers/a volunteer to help with our group's social media presence, which is at the moment rather lacking! ~~At the moment we~~ have a facebook page/a twitter feed/pinterest account/ which are not receiving the attention they deserve.		We are looking for volunteers/a volunteer to help with our group's social media presence, which at the moment is rather lacking! We do have a facebook page/a twitter feed/pinterest account/ which sadly are not receiving the attention they deserve.

	Below is an application form. Basically it is a tool to help you tell me about yourself and how familiar you are with Freegle. It would be great if you could complete it and email it back to me. Please feel free to add any other information you think helpful or contact me if you have any questions.		Below is an application form. Basically it is a tool to help you tell me about yourself and how familiar you are with Freegle. It would be great if you could complete and email it back to me. Please feel free to add any other information you think helpful or contact me if you have any questions.

Jacky at 11:31, 12 October 2015

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	This role is the person who takes on the social media presence of your group. A description of the roles of promoting a local group are described more fully at [[Group Promotion Volunteers]].		This role is the person who takes on the social media presence of your group. A description of the roles for promoting a local group are described more fully at [[Group Promotion Volunteers]].

	===Step 1: Consider your existing members===		===Step 1: Consider your existing members===

Jacky at 00:23, 11 October 2015

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	This role is the person who takes on the social media presence of your group. A description of the ~~role~~ of promoting a local group is described more fully at [[Group ~~Media Volunteer~~]].		This role is the person who takes on the social media presence of your group. A description of the roles of promoting a local group are described more fully at [[Group Promotion Volunteers]].

	===Step 1: Consider your existing members===		===Step 1: Consider your existing members===

Jacky: /* Step 9: Volunteer Training Stage */

2015-10-10T16:57:25Z

Step 9: Volunteer Training Stage

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	*The [[Local Social Media Guidelines]] are recommended to be adopted by groups.		*The [[Local Social Media Guidelines]] are recommended to be adopted by groups.
	*[[Freegle Affiliated Group Name and Logo Guidelines]] includes ~~advise~~ on naming Twitter and Facebook accounts.		*[[Freegle Affiliated Group Name and Logo Guidelines]] includes advice on naming Twitter and Facebook accounts.
	*Linking group messages to Facebook information can be found at [[:category:Facebook]]		*Linking group messages to Facebook information can be found at [[:category:Facebook]]
	*Running Twitter for your group information can be found at [[:category:Twitter]]		*Running Twitter for your group information can be found at [[:category:Twitter]]

Jacky: /* Step 8: Volunteer Training Stage */

2015-10-10T16:56:58Z

Step 8: Volunteer Training Stage

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	First make sure that your team are in agreement with the choice made. Then contact your new team member by whichever way you feel most comfortable with, or have told them you will (phone, email) and give them a starting date.		First make sure that your team are in agreement with the choice made. Then contact your new team member by whichever way you feel most comfortable with, or have told them you will (phone, email) and give them a starting date.

	===Step 8: Volunteer Training Stage ===		===Step 9: Volunteer Training Stage ===

	At the moment we haven't got a set of guidelines written to help with training a local Media volunteer, but much of the [[Mod Training]] is relevant. The Mentor Team (mentors@ilovefreegle.org), Support Team (email support@ilovefreegle.org) and the Head of Media (media@ilovefreeegle.org) are all available centrally to offer advice.		At the moment we haven't got a set of guidelines written to help with training a local Media volunteer, but much of the [[Mod Training]] is relevant. The Mentor Team (mentors@ilovefreegle.org), Support Team (email support@ilovefreegle.org) and the Head of Media (media@ilovefreeegle.org) are all available centrally to offer advice.

			Remember you are a team, so good communication between you is essential.

	*The [[Local Social Media Guidelines]] are recommended to be adopted by groups.		*The [[Local Social Media Guidelines]] are recommended to be adopted by groups.